Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan Seek 'Prosperity For All', 'Everlasting Love' Ahead Of Ram Mandir Inauguration

On a momentous occasion for all devotees of Lord Ram, the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the deity will take place at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on Monday, January 22. As such, renowned personalities from the film industry have taken to social media to express their joy and send wishes. Recently, Sanjay Dutt took to the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, to wish “prosperity for all”.

Sanjay wrote, “From the sacred grounds of Ram Janmabhoomi to the majestic Ram Mandir, a journey woven with faith and resilience May today usher blessings and prosperity for all. Jai Bholenath, Jai Shri Ram.”

R Madhavan also took to his Instagram handle to wish love and prosperity. He wrote, “May a long everlasting era of LOVE, COMPASSION, PEACE, and PROSPERITY START on this auspicious occasion, and may the world and everyone in it be blessed with the best.”

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The list of invitees from the film industry includes names like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Vicky Kaushal, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, Randeep Hooda, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Rishab Shetty, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff, Yash, Prabhas and Sunny Deol among others.

For the unversed, Pran Pratishtha is a popular ritual in Jainism and Hinduism, where the idol of a deity is installed at a sacred place like a temple, after sanctification. The word ‘Pran’ means life force and ‘Pratishtha’ means establishment. Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony means invoking the life force in the idol.

A total of 121 Acharyas will perform the rituals of Ram Mandir consecration. The idol’s Pran Pratistha will be done during the auspicious ‘Abhijeet Muhurta’ from 12.20 pm to 1 pm on January 22. According to the temple trust, over 7,000 people have been invited for this occasion where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest.